Kara
It wasn't until I saw the first tear roll off his cheek that day in the hospital that I realized I wasn't just losing my Mother, but his little girl too.
2011-11-28 20:41:19 / Rating: 147.5 / 
Story archives - tag: "grandfather"
The Third Jane
Because they don't let children in the ICU, I colored in the waiting room while he told my mother, "She won't remember me."
2011-06-20 11:02:11 / Rating: 289.5 /
Fourth oldest
I will always wonder what my grandfather would've written, had he known that glittery, four dollar card would be the last thing he'd ever communicate to me.
2011-01-13 14:26:36 / Rating: 247.75 /
didn't know
My cousin and I were two years old, playing tag around the coffee table, not understanding why all the grown-ups were crying.
2010-08-05 12:23:38 / Rating: 323.5 /
Joy and Sadness
My first child was born on Christmas day, just in time for her great great grandfather to see her on his death bed.
2010-06-25 11:09:10 / Rating: 336.25 /
doesn't matter
My whole family considered my grandfather to be a cold, emotionless bastard, but the day after he died i found his gentle, loving soul contained in a journal that he'd kept hidden on top of the cupboard.
2010-04-19 16:41:28 / Rating: 489 /
MissK
As I spoon-fed my Grandfather what would be his last meal, I already knew it'd be a moment I would never forget, despite him being so drugged that he thought I was my mother.
2009-12-04 08:52:01 / Rating: 359.75 /
The EMT
As I declared her grandfatehr deceased, I couldn't help but to feel an urge to call my own.
2009-03-23 13:43:34 / Rating: 356.5 /
Sorcha
The ultimate conversation stopper award belongs to my Grampa, who silenced the Christmas dinner chatter with “…and you never saw a dog die so fast in all your life”.
2009-01-29 16:23:43 / Rating: 427.25 /
Murphy's Lawyer
My Chinese grandfather was upset that my father was marrying a white woman, but he was more upset that their first car was Japanese.
2008-11-19 13:58:00 / Rating: 550.25 /
The Grandson
The first and only time I met Bob he gave me a silver dollar as a graduation present.
2008-05-21 09:34:03 / Rating: 239.75 /
...!
After discovering his father is a police officer, my grandfather decided to show off his pot plants to my boyfriend.
2008-03-07 16:54:00 / Rating: 469.75 /
Forgotten Granddaughter
She cried so hard, I though the casket was going to fall over.
2007-11-30 13:36:59 / Rating: 383.5 /
sa
I was never very close with my Grandfather, so it's no surprise that when he died and all my cousins received a cherished belonging of his, I got some socks.
2007-11-05 13:30:09 / Rating: 386.5 /